These American Cities Will Be Completely Underwater in 200 Years

...and that may just be the tip of the proverbial (and rapidly melting) iceberg, if our carbon emissions remain unchecked in the next hundred years. Optimism is welcomed, but let's be real -- there's a good chance it could happen.

According to a recent study conducted by PNAS (grow up, man --- it's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America) if pollution remains constant and rampant over the next century -- meaning no drastic reform or measures are taken -- researchers predict sea levels to permanently rise 32.5ft (9.9 meters) across various American cities, gradually, over the next couple thousands years. If the scenario happened tomorrow, an estimated 20 million people in 21 different cities would potentially be out of a home due to downright submersion.

Two scenarios were presented in the paper. In the first, the West Antarctic ice sheet collapses completely, and in the second, the ice sheet remains intact through anti-pollution measures. Which curbs the aquatic ravaging -- but not for every city. The following cities (each with a population more than 100k) would still be totally fucked and soaking wet, in either case:

New Orleans, LA

Hollywood, FL

Miami Gardens, FL

Cape Coral, FL

Hialeah, FL

Miramar, FL

Hialeah, FL

Pembroke Pines, FL

So, if you love Bourbon Street, or can stand being in Florida for extended periods somehow, the year 2200 will be a major downer.

Climate Central was accommodating enough to provide an accompanying map, so you can see for yourself how your area would be affected by the two proposed scenarios, if you should live to the year 2200 (because people only care about what happens to themselves, right?).

As demonstrated by the arrow, Thrillist HQ wouldn't make it out of the first scenario alive. Which is okay with me, because I'm definitely down to work from home that day.